KudoZ home » German to English » Finance (general)

auf den Kosten sitzenbleiben

English translation: the owner shall bear the Court costs

Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs
(or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)

German term or phrase:	auf den Kosten sitzenbleiben
English translation:	the owner shall bear the Court costs
Entered by:	conny

Options:
- Contribute to this entry
- Include in personal glossary

08:50 Jun 20, 2007

German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Finance (general) / report on an estate

German term or phrase: auf den Kosten sitzenbleiben

Bericht über die Mietsituation in einem Wohnhaus

"Letztendlich bleibt der Eigentümer auf den (Gerichts-)kosten
sitzen"

conny KudoZ activity Questions: 754 (none open) (13 without valid answers) (9 closed without grading) Answers: 429 Germany
Local time: 04:13

the owner shall bear the Court costs

Explanation:
@@@

Selected response from:

AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:13

Grading comment

3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +10

the owner will be left with the (court) costs

SpreeSarah

4 +1

the owner shall bear the Court costs

AllegroTrans

the owner is left with the costs

Caspar Zoeftig

Answers

5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +10

the owner will be left with the (court) costs

Explanation:
could also say stuck with the court costs:

36,500 google hits for left with and ca. 7000 for stuck with
http://www.google.de/search?hl=de&q="be left with the costs"...

SpreeSarah
United States
Local time: 22:13
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

Iris Schlagheck-Weber

3 mins

agree

anisco

17 mins

agree

Lori Dendy-Molz: This fits the tone

17 mins

agree

Victor Dewsbery: Yes. My first instinct was "stuck with", but "left with" is better in a formal and written context.

19 mins

agree

Louise Mawbey: Yes, the tone is right

31 mins

disagree

Caspar Zoeftig: why will be here?

1 hr

agree

LittleBalu: absolutely ;-)

1 hr

agree

Axel Seyler: But "stuck with" the (court) costs may be more in line with the informal language of the original

1 hr

agree

Frosty: "...is (left) burdened with ...." would also work

2 hrs

agree

Ingeborg Gowans: "is lewft holding the bag" is maybe a bit too sloppy in this context, eh? so I agree with your vesrion

6 hrs

agree

Steffen Walter

7 hrs

agree

Paul Cohen

8 hrs

11 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

the owner shall bear the Court costs

Explanation:
@@@

AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:13
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 11

37 mins confidence:

the owner is left with the costs

Explanation:
I see no reason to put this into the future.

Example sentence(s):

Ultimately, the owner is left with the costs.

Caspar Zoeftig
Local time: 04:13
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Return to KudoZ list

KudoZ™ translation help
The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.

Overview

Latest translation questions

Ask a translation question

See also:

ProZ.com term search

Search millions of term translations

auf den Kosten sitzenbleiben

English translation: the owner shall bear the Court costs

Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

Answers

Sign in to your ProZ.com account...

Or create a new account

ProZ.com ideas

KudoZ™ translation help
The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.

auf den Kosten sitzenbleiben

English translation: the owner shall bear the Court costs

Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

Answers

Sign in to your ProZ.com account...

Or create a new account

ProZ.com ideas

KudoZ™ translation helpThe KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.

KudoZ™ translation help
The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.